NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESS October 13, 2014 MINUTES APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: A consent agenda was presented, which included the approval of August 18, 2014 Board minutes, the October 13, 2014 agenda, proposed bylaw changes and revised whistleblower and conflict of interest statements for the Association. A motion was made that the Board of Directors approves the consent agenda. MOTION PASSED. AUDIT REPORT: CFO, Anna Amselle reported on the Association’s audit for FY14. The auditors, Tate and Tryon delivered an unmodified opinion, which is the highest status that can be achieved. With the unmodified opinion made by the auditors, the Association has been labeled as a low risk audit by the A133 standards. Ms. Amselle reviewed the 990 with the entire Board. A motion was made to accept the audit and the 990 report as presented. MOTION PASSED. PENSION REPORT: Ms. Amselle reported on the status of the Association’s pension. The Association pension plan needs about an additional $300,000 to be fully funded. Principal is now administering our plan and are finalizing documents to close the plan. Once the documents are received permission from the IRS will be sought, which can take six to twelve months. It is anticipated that the plan will be closed in twelve to eighteen months. BOARD MEETINGS: Chair-elect Detrick Stanford opened a discussion on Board meetings for the next year. The Board agreed that the March Board meeting should be held at the national headquarters in Ashburn and that an in person May Board retreat would also be planned. DIVERSITY: Dr. Ashcraft opened a discussion on the diversity of the Association’s membership and the field of parks and recreation. The board agreed that the diversity is important to ensure our continued relevancy especially in light of the demographic changes impacting the US. COMMITTEE AND TASKFORCE REPORTS: Mr. Neelay Bhatt shared the Revenue Enhancement Taskforce final report with the Board. The taskforce suggested that the possible ideas they developed should be researched further. Ms. Rebecca Benná reported that the Awards Committee experienced a high number of applications for this year and that the Board should come and support the award winners at the ceremony. Mr. Stanford stated the Ranking Taskforce is working to develop a platform and standards. 1 A motion was made to take a recess. MOTION PASSED 11:59am Dr. Ashcraft called the meeting back to order at 12:40pm. A motion was made for the Board to go into executive session with guests including Barbara Tulipane, Michele White, Michael Kelly, Jack Kardys and Molly Stevens to discuss the Board Assessment and the CEO Review process. MOTION PASSED. The executive session began at 12:40pm and ended at 1:45p.m. CEO REPORT: Ms. Barbara Tulipane gave an overview of the items included in her report to the Board. Current membership is 48,000 and this growth is expected to continue due to the premier agency package. Consulting firm, Social Capital, who specializes in park and other charitable fund raising initiatives, was tasked with identifying a specific ask based on NRPA’s work. Their final report did not identify one fundraising initiative but rather confirmed that NRPA’s current approach of tailoring the financial request based on the grantor’s interests. The report also identified corporate foundations versus individuals as the more prudent and successful approach. NRPA will launch a new initiative with Active Living Research to convene a ‘Health Workshop’ to develop health metrics. Celebration plans for the Association’s 50th anniversary are already underway. A national economic impact study with George Mason University is planned for this fiscal year. Three to four Metropolitan Innovation Labs focusing on emerging issues held in locations throughout the US are also planned for this fiscal year. The meeting was adjourned at 2:44pm Respectfully Submitted, Leon Andrews Secretary Michele White BOD Liaison 2